PC Principal thread

[Andalusian girls]

Yep pretty much. As a cis white male my time on Earth has ended. We are a dying breed fast becoming obsolete and unwanted.

have you seen the makeup of governments or shareholder meetings

if they can manage to overcome the reddit crowd hurting their feelings cis white males have a few more good years in them

[zoobernut]

I agree with you in those situations you have to weight cultural appropriation against the fact that those people who are selling the kitschy crap don't care and are just trying to make a living. The irony there is that even if the people getting mad about cultural appropriation are from that culture they are usually removed from it well of and in a completely different country.

On the subject of cultural appropriation I had a moment the other day where I could see it from the other side in a round about way. When I was a kid growing up the area that I lived was known as a place full of pot and hippies and the kids in school gave me a lot of crap about it. And I know other kids that lived in my area were made fun of it as well.

Well fast forward to now and the area where I live/grew up is super popular and trendy and is an even bigger tourist area than it was when I was a kid. Now all the kids who made fun of the area act like it is part of their home and spend a lot of time driving down into the area and acting like they are locals. This pisses me off because if I had to endure all sorts of crap about growing up here as a kid then I don't think they should suddenly be allowed to act like they own the place and are locals. They didn't have to go through the crap and "earn" it.

I can see how that would work with respect to something like dreadlocks where people make fun of and look down on others for having them then turn around and have them too. It is trendy and hip when one person does it and gross and dirty when another does it.

I feel like those are the situations where cultural appropriation is a legitimate concern but like you said there is a lot of oversensitive crap out there.

[archibaldcrane]

have you seen the makeup of governments or shareholder meetings

if they can manage to overcome the reddit crowd hurting their feelings cis white males have a few more good years in them

Yeah, we still pretty much dominate everything, it's awesome.

[zoobernut]

have you seen the makeup of governments or shareholder meetings

if they can manage to overcome the reddit crowd hurting their feelings cis white males have a few more good years in them

I was being facetious in that part of my post.

[Ksandra]

I agree with you in those situations you have to weight cultural appropriation against the fact that those people who are selling the kitschy crap don't care and are just trying to make a living. The irony there is that even if the people getting mad about cultural appropriation are from that culture they are usually removed from it well of and in a completely different country.

On the subject of cultural appropriation I had a moment the other day where I could see it from the other side in a round about way. When I was a kid growing up the area that I lived was known as a place full of pot and hippies and the kids in school gave me a lot of crap about it. And I know other kids that lived in my area were made fun of it as well.

Well fast forward to now and the area where I live/grew up is super popular and trendy and is an even bigger tourist area than it was when I was a kid. Now all the kids who made fun of the area act like it is part of their home and spend a lot of time driving down into the area and acting like they are locals. This pisses me off because if I had to endure all sorts of crap about growing up here as a kid then I don't think they should suddenly be allowed to act like they own the place and are locals. They didn't have to go through the crap and "earn" it.

I can see how that would work with respect to something like dreadlocks where people make fun of and look down on others for having them then turn around and have them too. It is trendy and hip when one person does it and gross and dirty when another does it.

I feel like those are the situations where cultural appropriation is a legitimate concern but like you said there is a lot of oversensitive crap out there.

We could solve this issue by getting rid of the term "cultural appropriation" and just calling those in your example what they are, "idiots."

I really do think the whole term is hella dumb. We are supposed to be a melting pot. I think cultural appropriation does a lot to alienate different groups, which is not healthy for a society.

[zoobernut]

We could solve this issue by getting rid of the term "cultural appropriation" and just calling those in your example what they are, "idiots."

I really do think the whole term is hella dumb. We are supposed to be a melting pot. I think cultural appropriation does a lot to alienate different groups, which is not healthy for a society.

I agree with you. I find that our compulsive need to categorize and label things gets us into trouble more often than it helps.

[NynJa]

Have SJW's attacked Eminem for cultural appropriation yet?
Have SJW's demanded the Canadian govt to revoke Steve Nash's order of canada for cultural appropriation?


Of course not, they dont attack big figures that would tear them a new asshole. They attack the little people who cant really do fuck all to defend themselves?

[kuronosan]

Once again agreeing with Nynja.

SJWs have become literal bullies and only feel comfortable doing the shouting if a) they're in larger numbers like Sand People or b) are the bigger person.

[Koul]

40% of millennials are OK with limiting speech offensive to minorities

I hope children of millennials rebel HAAARRRDDD against their parents. I can't picture a generation worse than this one. Also, isn't it kind of racist to assume that dreadlocks are appropriating black culture? Apparently the greeks had it. It almost makes me want to grow my hair out and rat it all up just to bait some PC schlub

[Ksandra]

40% of millennials are OK with limiting speech offensive to minorities

I hope children of millennials rebel HAAARRRDDD against their parents. I can't picture a generation worse than this one

One-third of all women say the government should be able to curtail speech that is offensive to minorities vs. 23% of men who say the same.

Feminists invading my principals.

[Marootsoobutsu]

40% of millennials are OK with limiting speech offensive to minorities

I hope children of millennials rebel HAAARRRDDD against their parents. I can't picture a generation worse than this one. Also, isn't it kind of racist to assume that dreadlocks are appropriating black culture? Apparently the greeks had it. It almost makes me want to grow my hair out and rat it all up just to bait some PC schlub

Overall, our global survey found that a majority of Americans say that people should be able to say offensive things about minority groups publicly. Two-thirds of Americans say this, compared with a median of 35% among the 38 nations we polled.

Millennials are closer to Europe's morality on the subject than are those who oppose them on this issue-- and Millennials fall short.

[NynJa]

http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/zoolander...id=sm_fb_msnbc

“Cumberbatch’s character is clearly portrayed as an over-the-top, cartoonish mockery of androgyne/trans/non-binary individuals,” wrote Sarah Rose, author of the Care2 petition to boycott “Zoolander 2.” She blasted Cumberbatch’s portrayal as “the modern equivalent of using blackface to represent a minority.”

[kuronosan]

It's okay, Europe is ahead of the curve on this.

[Byrthnoth]

He's not trans, just European.

[Churchill]

I don't know about that, people in Europe are incredibly racist by US standards. In addition to that, it's much more common to see people use racist slang terms as a joke than it would be in the US. Think back to the good ol' days of 70's comedy.

[Tyrath]

I don't know what this US standards shit is. Does the south not exist?

[Niiro]

Yes, but we like to pretend otherwise.

[Churchill]

things that pussies would get upset about in public is what i consider to be US standards.

[kuronosan]

I don't know about that, people in Europe are incredibly racist by US standards. In addition to that, it's much more common to see people use racist slang terms as a joke than it would be in the US. Think back to the good ol' days of 70's comedy.

Was being sarcastic. Europe is actually WAY more bigoted than us.

[Ksandra]

http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/zoolander...id=sm_fb_msnbc

And yet everyone still loves RDJ